Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED MAR. 6. 1906.

A. P. GIBSON.

NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLIOATION FILED 001'. 9. 1905.

2 SHEETS.-SHEET 1.

No. 814,284. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

A. F. GIBSON. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED 0019. 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 6, 1906.

Application filed October 9, 1905. Serial No. 281,913.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. GIBsoN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofl/Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and economicalattachment for bottles which will prevent the refilling thereof underall conditions, as well as means for locking the same to the neck of abottle in such a manner that said attachment cannot be detached withoutbreaking the bottleneck, said invention consisting in certainpeculiarities of construction and combination of parts, as fully setforth hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings andsubsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents an enlarged vertical section viewof a bottleneck, showing my attachment secured thereto; Fig. 2, across-section of the same, indicated by line 2 2 of Fig. l Fig. 3,another cross-section upon the plane indicated by line 3 3 of samefigure and Fig. 4 a detail perspective view of one member of the splitvalve-casing, said view being on a scale approximately full size.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A represents the valve-casing,which is tubular in form and composed of semicircular members, forconvenience in assembling the parts said members being held inregistered position with relation to each other by dowel-pins a,projecting from one of the members into cor responding holes a in theother member. The valve-casing is open at its ends to form a passage forthe discharge of liquid, there being internal conical flanges b bprojecting from its side walls intermediate of the ends thereof for thereception of disks B B, which are provided with openings O O, controlledby valves D E, secured to the disks. The said disks B B have annulargrooves 0, into which are fitted the conical flanges b b of the casing,the aforesaid disks, together with their respective valves, being placedin position previous to the insertion of the said valve-casing withinthe neck F of the bottle, which, together with an interposed cork shellG, serves to hold the valve-casing members firmly in place. Thevalve-casing A is held in one direction longitudinally of the bottleneckby a spout H, which is provided for this purpose with a flange d and ashank I in threaded connection with the discharge end of said casing.The said shank when in position also serves to expand the valve-casingmembers, together with the cork shell G, tightly against the inner wallsof said bottleneck. The bottom edge of the shank I confines a straineror screen J in position upon an annular shoulder of said valve-casing A,and the flange (1, which, projecting from the upper edge of said shank,rests upon the edge of the bottle-mouth, thereby preventing the entiredevice from dropping or being pushed into the bottle.

The discharge end of the spout, as shown, is preferably set at an angleto a nozzle K of a globe-cap L for the purpose of preventing a wire orother instrument from being inserted therein in order to tamper with thevalve mechanism. Said globe-cap is provided with a shoulder c, whichrests upon the upper face of the spout-flange d and prevents upwarddisplacement of the valve-casing by reason of the locking engagement ofsaid globe-ca and bottle-neck to be hereinafter described. The globecapL is provided with an apron M of the same contour as the head of thebottle to which it is secured, the apron terminating in a bead f, whichat intervals is bored out internally for the reception of a series ofinwardly extending radial plugs N, having springs 0 arranged to forcesaid plugs into engagement with recesses g, formed in the head of saidbottle. These recesses are so posi tioned that when the said globe-capis pushed into place the plugs N will by their springs be forcedtherein, and thus lock the attachment.

The disk B, which is adjacent to the discharge of the bottle-neck, hasits valve D secured to a cork float O by means of a rivet h passingtherethough, which rivet also serves to secure a strap 1', that ispivoted between ears of a stud P, threaded into said disk, thus forminga simple flap-valve having a backing of buoyant material adjacent to thedischarge.

The lower valve E is secured to its disk B by means of a loose ring Q,fitted into an an nular recess k in the upper face of the disk, the ringbeing confined by an annular plate Z, which projects over the face ofsaid ring and is secured by screws to the valve-disk. This ring has astud m projecting therefrom, on which is pivoted a bell-crank B, one arm0f the valve-opening.

BEST AV COPY which has secured thereto the valve E, while the other armcarries a float S, of cork or other buoyant material.

By the above-described construction of the valve D it will be seen thatshould the bottle be inverted and immersed vertically in liquid saidvalve will by reason of its backin of cork float upward upon its hingeand c ose If the bottle be placed in a horizontal position and partlysubmerged in liquid, the lower valve E would by reason of its weightcause the ring Q to revolve until the pivot-point of said valve hadadjusted itself by gravity to the lowest point. This would bring thefloat S in position to be acted upon by a stream of liquid which mayenter the bottle-neck, the result being a rise of the float, therebycausing the valve to adjust itself upon its seat and check the inwardflow of liquid.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a non-refillable bottle, a valve-casing having a valve-seatadjacent to the discharge end thereof, a flap-valve for the same havinga float secured thereto, a secured valve-seat in the casing below thefirst-named seat, a bell-crank fulcrumed in concentric rotary relationto said valve-seat, a valve secured to one arm of the bell-crank and afloat mounted upon the other arm thereof.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, a valve-casing composed of semicircularmembers in dowel connection with each other, a valve mounted in thecasing, a tubular shell fitted over said valve-casing and a nozzle inthreaded engagement with the mouth thereof.

3. In a non-refillable bottle, a valve-casing fitted in the bottle-neck,a valve mounted therein, a nozzle secured to the mouth of thevalve-casing, a cap surmounting the nozzle having its discharge-openingat an angle to said nozzle, and means for permanently locking the cap tothe outer walls of said bottleneck.

4. In a non-refillable bottle, a valve-casing secured within thebottle-neck, a valve-seat in the casing, a bell-crank fulcrumed inconcentric rotary relation to the valve-seat, a valve secured to one armof the bell-crank and a float mounted upon the other arm thereof.

5. In a non-refillable bottle, a valve-casing secured within" thebottle-neck, a disk secured in the valve-casing provided with a centralopening, a revoluble ring secured to the disk concentric with theopening therein, a bellcrank pivoted to the ring, a valve secured to onearm of the bell-crank, arranged to'close said disk-opening, and a floatsecured to the other arm of said bell-crank.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

ALBERT F. GIBSON.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. YOUNG, FRED PALM.

